National barrow show aims to breed a better hog
In Austin Minnesota P J Holland director of the annual national barrow show said the organization is out to build a better hog. He noted that even though the little pig going to market has the familiar squeal, the breed will look different as improvements are pursued.
Breeders Gather as Hog Show Promises Shakeup in Pork
Breeders of nine major hog types converge September 13 to 16 for a national barrow show with agriculture experts, farmers, and packers in attendance. Experts note shifts in hog styles from fat butterballs to leaner, smaller hams and bigger pork chops amid predicted corn crop gains and evolving market demands.
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Vanishing Goat Fables Mark Texas Cargo Loss
Browns ville report recalls 1908 shipment of three railroad cars of goat skins. Now only scarce signs remain of goats, with no sign of a nanny among mesquite and cactus.
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Afraid of Mice But Not of Bugs Helens Exterminator Rise
Mrs. Helen Laing, 53, leads the Laing Exterminator Co. in Cleveland after inheriting the business in 1969. She fears rats and bugs yet has faced deadly gases while fumigating Great Lakes freighters and insists the work is dangerous and never done alone.
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Helen Laing
Pea shooter inventor plans long range model in Chicago
Vernon C. Helberg, father of three, created a 250 shot swallow-proof long range pea shooter. He aims to patent the gadget after conceiving it for his sons. A former war plant is gearing up for production.
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Chicago
Vernon C. Helberg
Neutretto Theories Dismissed By Cosmic Ray Study
Berkeley scientists report the neutretto is not needed to explain cosmic ray puzzling behavior. Dr Edwin M McMillan of the University of California used the 4000 ton cyclotron to study artificial cosmic ray particles and concluded the meson phenomena can be explained without the elusive neutretto, reducing one theoretical worry.
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Berkeley
Cal
U.P
Edwin M. McMillan
University of California
Notice of Stockholders Annual Meeting Peoples Trust Company Linton Indiana
The Peoples Trust Company of Linton Indiana announces its stockholders annual meeting for January 11 1949 between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM at the bank office. Directors will be elected and other business may be transacted Andrew Humphreys is Secretary Treasurer.
Scientists Refute Neutrette in Cosmic Ray Puzzle
Physicists correcting early errors in energetic atomic reactions show energy and mass balance with two meson types. The neutretto idea is dismissed, but many questions remain about the cosmic ray mystery after Lattes and Gardner produced mesons in a giant atom smasher.
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Eugene Gardner
McMillan
COPS SPONSOR SPANKING IN TACOMA INCIDENT
Tacoma officers Henry Cutout and George Edwards rushed to a home after a boy reported a big fight. They found the boy had been whipped by his mother and recommended more old fashioned discipline.
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Tacoma
Wash
U.P
Henry Cutout
George Edwards
Kalamazoo Health Dept Drives To Rid Rats
Kalamazoo city county health department launches a citywide rat control drive. Three college students join residents in a block by block effort to eradicate vermin and improve sanitation.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
U.P
Kalamazoo City-County
Downtown Rat Control Training Initiative
City survey targets the downtown area to locate rat breeding and feeding sites. Property owners with infestations will be asked to enroll in a special rat control training course.
Stray Guernsey Grazes in Briggs Garden
A loose cow in New York spent the day in W. W. Briggs' yard from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and consumed 50 cabbages and several rows of beets before her owner settled damages with Briggs.
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Kelly's Corners
N. Y
W. W. Briggs’ Garden
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Outweighed Milwaukee Divorce Suit Details Domestic Strife
Salvatore Alaimo sued for divorce claiming he faced repeated beatings from his wife who he described as a big husky woman. He said he had to lock himself in his room to escape the abuse.
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Milwaukee
Salvatore Alaimo
Vitamin sales surge to 1.5 million pounds annually
Over 13 years vitamin demand grew from near zero to 1,500,000 pounds yearly, reflecting rapid market expansion and rising consumer interest in dietary supplements.
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